We told you earlier today that the Sixers had started early with the search to replace current front office decision maker Rod Thorn (he plans to step into a part time position after his contract is up next summer). Interviews have already started.

You would think the voice of Collins would carry weight with the new ownership group.

A former Duke and NBA player, Ferry was the general manager in Cleveland when LeBron James was there and while that team reached the finals he struggled to build a real contending team around LeBron. There were hits and misses, and he became under increasing pressure to make a big hit move to keep LeBron happy, something that he was unable to do.

The question is how much do you blame Ferry for that — he comes out of the Spurs before that — and how much do you blame the culture at the Cavaliers under owner Dan Gilbert?

Absolute no-brainer. Ferry is a VERY highly regarded executive in the NBA with a successful track record as a player and GM. This would be a brilliant move by the 76ers. The fact of the matter is Ferry should still be the GM of the Cavs if not for a meddling owner who enabled a prima-donna ‘superstar’ just to keep him in Cleveland.

I promise you Dan Gilbert wishes Danny Ferry was still his top basketball man.

I missed that last funny sentence. Pal, Gilbert fired the schmuck, although technically it was labeled for the media as a “resignation” because there were still three weeks remaining on his contract. Ferry was gone, Gilbert has said as much. It’s probably the only correct thing Gilbert has done during his seven years of unintentional comedy.